Music is the language of the angels. In the large orchestra of Grünhainichen Angels®, more than 70 musicians play the violin, lyre, drum, triangle, trombone and a wide array of other musical instruments.

Their history
The form of the angel musicians goes back to 1923, when Grete Wendt designed her first three Eleven Dot Angels. She created them as Christmas gifts for her employees, one carrying a torch, and the others playing the trumpet and violin.
Over the decades more enchanting figurines appeared - with instruments and with gifts offered by these heavenly messengers. Always dressed in their characteristic white robes with the blue line around the collar, and with the traditional green wings bearing eleven white dots.

International recognition
In 1937, the display comprising an elegant Madonna on a dark blue Angel Mountain surrounded by happy angel musicians created great interest throughout the world. Our company founder Grete Wendt was awarded the Grand Prix and a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition for her “Angel Mountain with Madonna”.

Elaborately embellished, imaginatively painted and equipped with quality Swiss music works: Wendt & Kühn Music Boxes.
Traditional Christmas carols, springtime melodies or lilting waltzes paired with joyous figurines stir memories, lull to sleep or allow for a soothing pause in the middle of a hectic day. These Music Boxes bring artistic and technical craftsmanship together into one perfect harmony.

Grete Wendt arranged her figurines as if they were on a stage. Each music box provides a fitting backdrop for a moving scene – most often a dance, a hike, a round dance or a procession of children. The decoration of the box and the melody are both chosen to complement it all. A charming triad of motif, melody and movement. An infinite enchantment that never ends.

No other group of products embodies the message of Grete Wendt’s life’s work so clearly as the Blossom Kinder with their naïveté, kind-heartedness and assurance, reflecting the joy of a carefree childhood. Joyfully carrying flowers, they convey good wishes for birthdays, Mother’s Day, the birth of a child or indeed any occasion when we wish to bring someone joy.

Their history
The first Blossom Child to see the light of day was the Girl with Marguerite in 1929. The choice of this flower is no surprise as it was Grete and Olly Wendt’s favorite flower. A supplement to the 1933/34 catalogue features the first six Blossom Kinder, who have remained unchanged to this day and have been a constant feature of the Grünhainichen workshops’ collection ever since. In the years up until 1937 further children followed, with the number growing to 18 figurines.
In response to repeated requests from our collectors, we have over the past few years started to augment this popular series of figurines with the utmost care, using original historic designs that remain true in their form and color to the legacy of our company founder Grete Wendt.

Design and form
These carefree children with their spring, summer and fall flowers accompany you throughout the whole year and provide inspiration for delightful decorations in every season. What is most striking is their oversized flowers. With this Grete Wendt stylized them into something meaningful and symbolic. No two Blossom Kinder are the same. Each one is unique - with its own style, body language and characteristic clothing.

Christmas – a time of flickering candles, baking cookies and playing music. But also a time of fanciful decorating. Let the variety of Wendt & Kühn tree ornaments inspire you: These tiny heavenly messengers are suspended in golden rings and on crescent moons, they ride stars and comet tails. Another eye-catching choice are the clip angels. Perched on a metal clip, they readily clasp onto any branch of your tree. Trimming with these stylish decorative accents will transform your Christmas tree or wreath into a very special holiday jewel.

The childlike innocence of the Marguerite Angels from Wendt & Kühn lends them an irresistible charm. Their many and varied activities make them sought-after collector’s items and charming gifts. There are now more than 40 Marguerite Angels which capture the hearts of young and old alike.

Their history
On February 2, 1925 Olly Wendt took up her pencil and sketched a delicate-looking creature in a white dress with tiny blue and white wings and a crown of Marguerites in their blonde hair.
In 1929 there followed three upright four-centimeter-high angels in white dresses, which she turned into well-wishers by giving them a cake, a small tree and two candles.
From 1935 onwards they were joined by a host of suspended angels and since 1958, the Marguerite Angels in Rings have also featured in the collection.

Design and form
Delicate, almost fragile, most of them are no more than four-centimeters-high, and what they hold is their hands is usually even tinier: a bag of roasted almonds being filled with a tiny scoop, a telephone and a nutcracker, Christmas tree decorations in miniature. Making these miniature figurines requires a steady hand, a good eye and exceptional dexterity.